{"id":25155,"date":"2014-08-01T09:22:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=25155"},"modified":"2014-08-01T09:22:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:22:27","slug":"texas-bicycle-news-digest-july-31st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/texas-bicycle-news-digest-july-31st\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycle News Digest July 31st"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texashighschoolcycling.org\/race-series\">2014 Scholastic Mountain Bike Series: The 5th Annual<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Texas High School Cycling League<\/h4>\n<p>Fun competition for middle school and high school students of all abilities \u00e2\u20ac\u201c from first timers to elite experts \u00e2\u20ac\u201c representing their schools in competitive and fun races.<br \/>\nIn 2014 we are continuing our partnership with TMBRA (Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association).\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Every TMBRA fall race in the state of Texas will be part of our official scholastic race series.\u00c2\u00a0 Once again student racers will be able to compete in both the TMBRA series and our Texas High School Cycling League competition at the same&#8230;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:213px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:173px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Wednesday Night Ride<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014,  5:45 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">River Run Plaza<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">2 Cyclists Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">                         <\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">These are leaderless rides of 17-25 miles leaving from River Run Plaza\u00c2\u00a01071 Country Club Road.Ride options vary &#8212; most involve going up Upper Valley to Borderland to Strahan to Bosque Rd to Vinton Road. Various options include taking N. Vinton to Westside Dr. to Washington to Gadsden High, then returning on Hwy 28 (note: recent chip-seal paving &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ElPasoBicycleClub\/events\/190034562\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valleymorningstar.com\/news\/state\/article_50300f4b-f60f-5ac3-8c53-ed23ae6df056.html\">South Texas town turns drug path into bike trail<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.valleymorningstar.com<\/h4>\n<p>RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (AP) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Officials in a Texas border city have repurposed a suspected drug and human trafficking path as a bike trail.<br \/>\nRio Grande City Mayor Ruben Villarreal told KRGV-TV (http:\/\/bit.ly\/1s5YQR1 ) on Wednesday he hopes the municipal bike path will help curb illegal activity.<br \/>\nThe trail runs along the Rio Grande river less than&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/bikenoob.com\/2014\/07\/31\/the-post-ride-nap\/\">The Post-Ride Nap<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Bike Noob<\/h4>\n<p>It started a few years ago. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d come home from a ride, especially one of our Sunday morning club events, shower, eat\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and soon, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be on the bed, dead to the world.<br \/>\nMy post-ride nap was a refreshing interlude.<br \/>\nNow, this from a guy who has never really napped in his life. I tend to sleep very little \u00e2\u20ac\u201d maybe 5-6 hours overnight, and I can function just fine. If I ever did feel tired during the day and I made an effort to take a&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Bike Event: Chappell Hill Bank Classic Road Race &#8211; Chappell Hill, TX: When: Sun Sep 7, 2014 7:30am to 1:30&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/IUwAlGzLMG\">http:\/\/t.co\/IUwAlGzLMG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/495024159752077313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Bike Event: The Scholastic Weeknight Crit Mini-\u00c2\u00ad\u00e2\u20ac\u0090Series &#8211; Richardson, TX: When: Tue Sep 9, 2014 5:15pm to &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ETh00z59MT\">http:\/\/t.co\/ETh00z59MT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/495024160406380544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Bike Event: The Scholastic Weeknight Crit Mini-\u00c2\u00ad\u00e2\u20ac\u0090Series &#8211; Richardson, TX: When: Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:15pm to&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OtK4jhZP9X\">http:\/\/t.co\/OtK4jhZP9X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/495024160993574912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Bike Event: The Scholastic Weeknight Crit Mini-\u00c2\u00ad\u00e2\u20ac\u0090Series &#8211; Richardson, TX: When: Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:15pm to&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/dw8yeUIkuM\">http:\/\/t.co\/dw8yeUIkuM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/495032996932509696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Bike Event: The Scholastic Weeknight Crit Mini-\u00c2\u00ad\u00e2\u20ac\u0090Series &#8211; Richardson, TX: When: Wed Oct 1, 2014 5:15pm to &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WAfgEGdLzx\">http:\/\/t.co\/WAfgEGdLzx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/495032997628760065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChadAndrews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheChadAndrews<\/a>: Thanks Miss U S <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elizabethsafrit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elizabethsafrit<\/a> for stopping by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/crossroads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#crossroads<\/a> for a interview. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/cXeowcrLGy\">pic.twitter.com\/cXeowcrLGy<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tough life, Chad!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McKinneyVelo\/status\/495018552194105344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Payten throwing down at Thursday nite crit &#8230; Atta girl <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qpFnFFJHEs\">http:\/\/t.co\/qpFnFFJHEs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mad Duck Cyclery (@MadDuckCyclery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadDuckCyclery\/status\/494978065639153664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Event Reminders<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Blazin&#39; Saddle 75 &#8211; Grandbury, TX, Aug 02, 2014 07:30AM &#8211; 2000 Crossland Rd, Granbury, TX 76048, United States(CST) http:\/\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/494823403795513344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-31st-3-2\/\">One year ago on Texbiker.net July 31st 2013<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Longview law firm fights brain injuries through bicycle helmets<\/li>\n<li>Texas A&amp;M Transportation Institute kicks off \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Share the Road, Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u009d campaign<\/li>\n<li>10 New Fort Worth Bike-Share Stations Roll Ahead<\/li>\n<li>Fourteen riders selected to represent USA at Juniors Track Worlds<\/li>\n<li>Car users would prefer separated bike lanes too, study finds<\/li>\n<li>BikeDFW Works To Teach Adults How To Ride Bicycles<\/li>\n<li>Someone stole my grandpa\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s old Schwinn 10-speed bicycle [$200 bounty]<\/li>\n<li>Night Rider Family Bike Ride<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2014 Scholastic Mountain Bike Series: The 5th Annual Texas High School Cycling League Fun competition for middle school and high school students of all abilities \u00e2\u20ac\u201c from first timers to elite experts \u00e2\u20ac\u201c representing their schools in competitive and fun <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/texas-bicycle-news-digest-july-31st\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-6xJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}